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Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases

The court will take up California’s ban on same-sex marriage, and will also decide whether Congress can deprive legally married gay couples of federal benefits.

Paul Pierce walked off the court after the Celtics loss to the 76ers Friday.

76ers 95, Celtics 94

Celtics waste chances in bitter overtime loss to 76ers

Rajon Rondo netted a triple-double but missed two buzzer-beaters as the Celtics fell to the 76ers, 94-95.

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The 71st anniversary of the surprise Pearl Harbor attack that killed 2,400 people and crippled the Pacific fleet was commemorated by survivors Friday.

Ella Schweizer, 8, played with snow she scraped off of a car in the South End.

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Globe photos of the week

A girl enjoyed the first snowfall of the season in Boston, a baby giraffe rested at Franklin Park Zoo, and more of the week’s best images.

The analyzed gift

It’s science! An Ideas guide to smarter holiday giving.

This image of the U.S. at night was assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012.

NASA satellite provides new views of Earth at night

The photos show the planet as not just a beautiful swirl of clouds, but delicate pinpricks of light that outline human civilization.

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Why is TV still so white?

The lack of good roles for people of color proves television has yet to catch up with American demographics, writes the Globe’s Wesley Morris.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor left over 2,400 dead, 68 of them civilians, after waves of Japanese carrier-based fighters and bombers turned the naval base in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor into an inferno.

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The drug lab scandal: Who’s cleaning it up?

Boston Capital

Still battling over a sale gone bad

Brian McGrory

A bright life, a needless end
The fiscal cliff factored in Mike Napoli’s contract talks with the Red Sox.

Eye on ’13 tax bite, high earners seek to move up pay dates

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General manager Ben Cherington signed autographs last Saturday before going to Nashville to sign new free agents like Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox moving in right direction

‘Worn out’ Frank ready to hit the lecture circuit
Jack Taylor isn’t shy about shooting — he took 108 field goal attempts in his 138-point game last month.

Jack Taylor’s 138-point game part of ‘the system’
US Attorney Carmen Ortiz is conducting a Beacon Hill inquiry.

Carmen Ortiz may be in Mass. governor’s mix
“Our Town” director David Cromer says the meaning of the Thornton Wilder play has often been misunderstood.

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Blowing the dust off ‘Our Town’
Tom Brady carried his son Benjamin as he walked off the practice field with wife, Gisele Bundchen at the end of a practice in August.

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Bundchen, Brady have baby girl
WBZ TV Sports Director Steve Burton.

Sports Media

Burton’s NHL report in limbo

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In 36 innings last season, Koji Uehara struck out 43 batters and walked only three.

Despite critics, Red Sox happy with moves

If the criterion for “winning” the Winter Meetings is being active and aggressive, the Red Sox can make a case for victory.

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Former State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahil waited as jurors deliberated on Thursday.

Jurors in Cahill corruption trial go home for the weekend

The jurors, who have been meeting since Tuesday afternoon, will return to Suffolk Superior Court for further deliberations on Monday.

Columnists

General manager Ben Cherington signed autographs last Saturday before going to Nashville to sign new free agents like Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox moving in right direction
Buddy Guy performing at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Carlo Rotella

Bluesy time for the blues

Boston Capital

Still battling over a sale gone bad

Joshua Green

Republican turmoil may take US over cliff

Scot Lehigh

Reforms to help solve our fiscal problems

Brian McGrory

A bright life, a needless end
Stanley Forman of the Boston Herald American took this terrifying image of a 2-year-old girl and her godmother falling from a broken fire escape, a photograph that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1976. The girl survived the fall; her godmother did not.

Joan Vennochi

Are photojournalists obligated to help in rescues?

Yvonne Abraham

Child-safe lockups

Tech Lab

Low-priced Google laptop is a great idea

Brian McGrory

Bridge is lighting the way forward

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Grant’s greatest regret
Rex Ryan chose to stick with Mark Sanchez as his starting quarterback.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jets’ mistake wouldn’t happen to Patriots

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Egyptian protesters gathered outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.

Egypt delays early voting in disputed draft constitution

The move signals an attempt by President Mohammed Morsi’s government to give room for negotiations with the opposition as it faces mass protests.

Politics

Sen. Scott Brown has enough in the bank for a slight head start in a future election campaign.

Scott Brown ends race with extra campaign funds

While perhaps not enough to intimidate potential opponents, the up to $200,000 could be enough for a head start in a future campaign.

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The Fenway Center project, which would include 550 residences, retail stores, offices, and parking using some air space over the Massachusetts Turnpike, is in jeopardy because the developer cannot finalize a lease with the state transportation department.

Fenway Center in jeopardy due to impasse with MassDOT

A stalemate between the developer and state officials is stalling what could be the first successful project involving turnpike air rights projects since the 1980s.

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Classical Notes

Canadian pianist Glenn Gould (in an undated photo) first recorded Bach’s Goldberg Variations in 1955.

How Glenn Gould reinvented Bach

When the recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was released in 1956, it changed all expectations with which listeners approached Bach’s keyboard music.

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MOVIE REVIEW

From left: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and James Murphy in director Rick Alverson’s “The Comedy.”

‘The Comedy’ is another spin on funny fat guy

The movie, set mostly in Brooklyn, is a critique of hipsterism and how men conduct themselves in comedies.

Magazine

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5 inspired rooms
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Cambridge’s Bluefin Labs decodes social media chatter
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7 holiday styles that shine
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Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians

Opinion

“With fiscal difficulties stretching into the middle distance, voters may increasingly come to appreciate political leaders determined to give them maximum bang for their buck.”

Scot Lehigh  

Ideas

A loud TV in the background made people frustrated trying to read. A more subtle TV sound made them feel bored.

Maria Konnikova on whether boredom is curable. 

“People will pay me significant amounts of money to do what I used to do for free. And that will be fine. . . . I’m ready to get out of here.”

Representative Barney Frank,  speaking about prospects for his upcoming retirement.